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The owl house just snubbed from Annie awards on many categories I feel sad
Main Post: The owl house just snubbed from Annie awards on many categories I feel sad
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Eh shows and movies get snubbed for awards/nominations all the time nothing new better luck next time
[Magic Tree House] Do the things Jack and Annie do in the books they enter affect their own timeline?
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So, for those of you who don't know, The Magic Treehouse is a series of children's books about two kids named Jack and Annie who discover a treehouse full of books. By pointing at a picture in any of those books, they are magically transported to that location. Pointing to a picture of their own home returns them there. They use this ability both to travel through time, and to visit fantasy worlds.
So the question is, are they actually traveling through time, or are they simply going into the book's contents? For example, there's one book where they visit the Titanic. Suppose they had successfully managed to prevent the ship from sinking. Would they, upon returning to their own time, have found that the Titanic never sank in their timeline? Or did they only change the contents of the book, not their own timeline?
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It's been too long since I've actually read the books but I'd have to say both yes and no. Yes in the sense that their presence has an actual impact and no in the sense that any impact they had was predetermined. They actually appeared all those different times throughout history, but they didn't have such a significant impact that their presence would be recorded in any capacity.
I'm recalling the Pompeii book in my head right now. There they were very much witnesses to the events rather than active participants. I don't remember very many others but I'm fairly certain that was a recurring pattern for them.
Update: AITA for making my sister leave my house after her “joke” about my son’s mom leaving again?
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Appreciate all the words and advice on my last post There has been some new changes regarding the situation that happened before with my sister and Annie so decided to leave a little update. Many of you were right about my sister’s negativity possibly affecting the relationship between Annie and Jack. It’s also reassuring to know that we were making the right call here. The last thing I wanted was to make Annie feel bad for things that were out of her control. At first when I talked to my sister we got nowhere. I even brought up what some of you said here, would she feel the same if Annie had been in the hospital getting treatment for cancer or some other physical disease/illness? My sister claimed that’s not the same thing and we had to have a deeper conversation on why it is exactly the same thing. Annie was not in the right place mentally to be a fit parent and decided to get help. There was no need for her hostility towards Annie now that she’s gotten the treatment she needs and we’re taking steps to bring her back into Jack’s life.
My sister and I still didn’t see eye to eye so that’s when I made the decision that she wouldn’t be allowed around us for a while and stuck with the same condition I made in my original post. We didn’t talk for almost 2 months then I guess my sister finally realized I wasn’t gonna budge so she agreed she’d be more nicer to Annie and won’t talk badly about her in front of Jack. Thought this meant things would turn around but unfortunately it didn’t end that way. Even after giving her a second chance she still couldn’t hold back from sending a message to Annie letting her know she’s only doing this for me but she will never be okay with her, called her a terrible mother among others things. She was counting on Annie not to show me this since it would “cost her son his aunt” like it said in her message. Oh yeah I was pissed. Another talk with her later I decided she’s not having any contact with us at all. As much as it pains me I can’t have that kind of negativity around my son or his mother. Their relationship has been rebuilding nicely and this is a crucial time for all of us. We don’t need the extra drama.
On a positive note, Jack has really warmed up to his mom and it’s a beautiful site to see. I’m happy Annie is getting somewhere with him and they seem to be getting closer every day. So not all bad news right? Thanks again Reddit for the help. You guys really helped ease my mind with this situation. Least don’t feel like an asshole anymore for making the right choice.
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No matter how things go with his Mum, it sounds like you are putting your sons happiness and safety first. You're doing an amazing job